On Thursday, students were assigned the novel they will be reading for our Canadian author independent novel study. An independent novel study means that students will be working on different books at their own pace. Each student has a duotang where they will keep all work related to the assignment.

We will be completing the novels over the next 7 weeks. Today, each student divided their novel into six sections. The fifth section of the book is to be completed over the two weeks of spring break. Other than those two weeks, time will be given in class each week to work on their novel study. In their planners, on the Monday of each week, students have written the section they are to complete that week.

For each section of the book, students are responsible for:

• making a prediction (before they read)
• writing at least one new vocabulary word
• keeping a double-entry journal to record their thoughts
• adding to their character analysis page
• writing a summary of the section (after they read)

The best way to increase comprehension of what we read is by talking about it to others. I encourage you to talk to your child about the novel they are reading as a way to check in each week to make sure they are keeping up with the novel study.

If you have any questions about this assignment, do not hesitate to reach out!